China suffered the worst cold spell in 30 years

China is experiencing a terrible cold spell, with many cities being warned to face the strongest cold air in 30 years. The temperature in the capital of Beijing is forecast to fall to minus 17 degrees Celsius.

This cold air wave has the strongest intensity in the past 30 years and the scope of influence is very wide. It is projected to affect all parts of China, causing temperatures in 90% of the area to fall below 0 degrees C.

People wear warm clothes to the streets in the cold wind.

Cities in southern China will suffer from heavy rain and snow from Wednesday to Saturday, and northern regions suffer from extreme colds from Thursday to Monday, Zhang Tao, from China. Chinese National Meteorological Center (NMC) said on January 20.

The lake freezes in Shandong Province, eastern China.

NMC on January 20 issued a yellow warning about heavy snowfall and a blue warning of a rare cold air.

Mr. Zhang added, cold air moving south will cause heavy snowfall in some areas along the Yangtze and Huaihe rivers from Wednesday to July, and snowfall up to 30cm is forecast at some. place.

The temperature may drop to minus 14 degrees Celsius and cities like Shanghai and Changsha, the capital of Hunan province, may witness a record low temperature.

This is considered the strongest cold wave in the past 30 years.

Some netizens called the cold this time the worst in the past century. In Beijing, the lowest temperature this time is projected to be minus 17 degrees Celsius. However, Mr. Zhang denies this and says the lowest temperature in Beijing has ever been recorded as negative 22.8 degrees. C in 1951.

Many cities in northern China may witness the lowest temperature this year. But the cold weather and heavy snowfall are not as serious as they were in 2008 and the cold is expected to last only 3 days.

Commodities in supermarkets run out when people rush to buy stocks before the cold spell.

Due to the strong cold air, schools in Changsha, Hunan Province decided to give students a winter break three days earlier for previous years, while education officials in Hangzhou gave permission. students quit school during the cold days, Xinhua reported.